query

/ˈkwir-ē/

alteration of earlier quere, from Latin quaere, imperative of quaerere to ask

noun

  1. question, inquiry

  2. a question in the mind : doubt

  3. question mark

verb

  1. to ask questions of especially with a desire for authoritative information

  2. to ask questions about especially in order to resolve a doubt

  3. to put as a question

ask question interrogate query inquire mean to address a person in order to gain information. ask implies no more than the putting of a question. question usually suggests the asking of series of questions.